New Jersey Statutes 19:44A-2. Policy declaration; political contributions, limited; reporting contributions received, expenditures made
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:44A-2
- Any election: includes all primary, general, municipal, school and special elections, as defined herein. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
- Election: means the procedure whereby the electors of this State or any political subdivision thereof elect persons to fill public office or pass on public questions. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
- Public office: includes any office in the government of this State or any of its political subdivisions filled at elections by the electors of the State or political subdivision. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
- Public question: includes any question, proposition or referendum required by the legislative or governing body of this State or any of its political subdivisions to be submitted by referendum procedure to the voters of the State or political subdivision for decision at elections. See New Jersey Statutes 19:1-1
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2. It is hereby declared to be in the public interest and to be the policy of the State to limit political contributions and to require the reporting of contributions received and expenditures made to aid or promote the nomination, election or defeat of any candidate for public office or to aid or promote the passage or defeat of a public question in any election and to require the reporting of contributions received and expenditures made to provide political information on any candidate for public office, or on any public question.
L.1973,c.83,s.2; amended 1981,c.151,s.1; 1993,c.65,s.1; 2023, c.30, s.27.